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Basic Certificates in Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

2,394 Yearly Graduations
94% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 38% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.4% of health information/medical records technology/technician graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,394 students earned their basic certificate in health information/medical records technology/technician. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in health information/medical records technology/technician at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 3,854
Undergraduate Certificate 3,305
Basic Certificate 2,394
Bachelor’s Degree 70
Graduate Certificate 28
Master’s Degree 13

Earnings of Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for health information/medical records technology/technician majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for health information/medical records technology/technician students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in health information/medical records technology/technician. About 93.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 153
Women 2,241
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The racial-ethnic distribution of health information/medical records technology/technician basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 54
Black or African American 502
Hispanic or Latino 279
White 1,055
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 495
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to health information/medical records technology/technician that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist 2,688
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 2,655
Medical Administration/ Assistant 2,601
Medical Office Administration 1,537
Medical Biller/Insurance Specialist 1,161

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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